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Half-marathon mistake adds 4 miles to course; runners unleash flood of complaints
http://www.mercurynews.com/weird-news/ci_29124067/half-marathon-mistake-adds-4-miles-course-runnersAn error by race organizers has made Bangkok home to the world's longest half-marathon.
Instead of the typical 13-mile run through Thailand's steamy capital, the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon on Sunday accidentally extended its annual half-marathon to nearly 17 miles....
He said race officials responsible for pointing half-marathon runners in the right direction inadvertently directed them to make a U-turn at the wrong place.
"It added more than 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) to each lap, therefore more than 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) were added to the whole half marathon," Surapong said. "We have rebuked the association but we could not do anything else."
Instead of the typical 13-mile run through Thailand's steamy capital, the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon on Sunday accidentally extended its annual half-marathon to nearly 17 miles....
He said race officials responsible for pointing half-marathon runners in the right direction inadvertently directed them to make a U-turn at the wrong place.
"It added more than 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) to each lap, therefore more than 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) were added to the whole half marathon," Surapong said. "We have rebuked the association but we could not do anything else."
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